18 Facts About Will Mellor

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William Mellor was born on 3 April 1976 and is an English actor, singer and model.

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Will Mellor had a cameo as Jambo in a Christmas edition of Hollyoaks.

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Will Mellor released a cover of Leo Sayer's "When I Need You", which reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart, as well as a follow-up single called "No Matter What I Do", which reached number 23.

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Will Mellor made an appearance in the music video for Boyzone's Comic Relief single "When The Going Gets Tough".

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Will Mellor played Jack Vincent in Casualty from 2001 to 2003, and starred as Gaz Wilkinson in the comedy Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps from 2001 to 2011.

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Will Mellor starred as "Barmpot" in the postal worker drama Sorted, and played DC Jed Griffiths in the second series of Murder Investigation Team.

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Will Mellor played Tom in the second series of The Street.

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Will Mellor won the first series of the BBC singing contest Comic Relief does Fame Academy in 2003.

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Will Mellor made his EastEnders debut on 20 May 2007 playing womanising salesman Warren Stamp.

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Will Mellor was a guest star in the BBC fantasy drama Merlin, playing the villain Valiant in the series second episode of the same name.

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Will Mellor portrayed Chris in the British horror thriller film The Reeds.

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Will Mellor did a brief stint on children's television channel CBeebies, in which he read books for the audience.

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Will Mellor had a guest role in the final episode of the BBC Three comedy series Mongrels.

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In February 2021, it was announced that Will Mellor would join the cast of Coronation Street as Harvey Gaskell, with his first scenes airing in March.

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From 24 September 2022, Will Mellor competed in the twentieth series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with professional dancer Nancy Xu.

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Will Mellor met dancer Michelle McSween when they starred together in the stage musical Oh, What a Night in 1999.

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In 2020, in a podcast with fellow actor and friend Ralf Little, Will Mellor discussed his struggle with depression after the death of his sister six years before.

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In week 8 of Strictly Come Dancing, on 12 November 2022, Will Mellor danced a waltz to the song "Three Times a Lady", as a tribute to his father.